(19)
(11) EP 0 954 983 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/24

(43) Date of publication A2:
10.11.1999 Bulletin 1999/45

(21) Application number: 99105495.8

(22) Date of filing: 17.03.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A23L 1/30, C11C 3/10, C11B 3/00, C11C 1/02, C11C 3/02, A23K 1/16, C11C 3/14
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 04.05.1998 US 72421
04.05.1998 US 72422

(71) Applicant: ConLinCo, Inc.
Detroit Lakes, MN 56502 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Jerome, Daria
    Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 56502 (US)
  • Skarie, Carl
    Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 56502 (US)

(74) Representative: Glawe, Delfs, Moll & Partner 
Patentanwälte Rothenbaumchaussee 58
20148 Hamburg
20148 Hamburg (DE)

   


(54) Methods of using isomer enriched conjugated linoleic acid compositions


(57) Compositions and methods of using conjugated linoleic acid preparations enriched for the t10,c12 and c9,t11 isomers are disclosed. It is found that preparations of conjugated linoleic acid containing a ratio of t10,c12 to c9,t11 of about greater than 1.2:1 are desirable for a wide variety of nutritional, therapeutic and pharmacologic uses.






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